evitar

/ebiˈtaɾ/, [e.β̞iˈt̪aɾ]

avoid, to avoid

Examples

Hay frases cuya traducción a determinados idiomas no tiene sentido y, por lo tanto, se debe evitar.

There are sentences whose translation into certain languages doesn't make sense and, therefore, should be avoided.

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Yo, para evitar problemas, dejaría las cosas como están.

I'd leave things as they are to avoid problems.

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Me gusta estar triste. Sé que la mayoría de las personas intentan evitar cualquier tipo de sentimiento de tristeza. Pero yo pienso que eso está mal.

I like to feel sad. I know that most people try to avoid any kind of sad feeling. But I think that is wrong.

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No puedes siempre evitar todo.

You can't always avoid everything.

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No puedo evitar llorar.

I can't help crying.

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No puedo evitar admirar su talento.

I can't help admiring his talent.

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No puedo evitar pensar que mi hijo está aún vivo.

I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

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No puedo evitar admirar su apetito.

I cannot help admiring his appetite.

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Hablábamos en voz baja para evitar despertar al bebé.

We spoke in a low voice to avoid waking up the baby.

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Tom no pudo evitar oír lo que Mary le dijo a John.

Tom couldn't help overhearing what Mary said to John.

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Tom agarró a Mary para evitar que se cayera.

Tom grabbed Mary to keep her from falling.

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No puedo evitar preguntarme por el chico.

I cannot help wondering about the child.

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Tom no podía evitar sonreír.

Tom couldn't help smiling.

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Es bueno que la guerra sea tan terrible, para evitar que nos encariñemos demasiado con ella.

It is well that war is so terrible — lest we should grow too fond of it.

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Él no pudo evitar saltar de alegría por las buenas noticias.

He could not help jumping for joy at the good news.

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No pude evitar sonreír.

I could not help smiling.

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No podemos evitar admirar su talento.

We cannot help admiring his talent.

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Tom nos aconsejó que saliéramos temprano para evitar el tráfico de la mañana.

Tom advised us to leave early and avoid the morning traffic.

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No pude evitar reírme cuando le vi.

I could not help laughing when I saw him.

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Debemos evitar la guerra por todos los medios posibles.

We must avoid war by all possible means.

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